01/01/12We woke early to get going early and left the motel (Santa Barbara) about 7.15am, filled the car with gas and headed off. The first part of the journey took us through some beautiful countryside to Cambria, which is the start do the "Big Sur", a stretch of coastline that has some of the most beautiful scenery in the world, and we weren't disappointed. Our first stop was an elephant seal viewing area, we both thought we woul...

Monday 26/12/2011 After a momentous Xmas eve and Xmas day at Gambo's place we got up early Monday morning to pack and finalize our leaving arrangements. We had all 4 dogs sorted (Max, Mia, Phoenix and Ollie) they were happy together as long as they all realized Mia was the boss and all toys belonged to her. Gambo drove us to the airport and we were both surprised at how anxious we felt, leaving our life, family and friends for 6 months wasn't as easy as we th...